Joe Harris (4) (1928–2017)
Author of The Belly Book
For other authors named Joe Harris, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Joseph Benjamin Harris III was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on January 5, 1928. He served in the Navy and the Marines and graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. In the 1950s, he worked at the advertising firm Dancer Fitzgerald Sample, drawing cartoon mascots and storyboards to sell products show more like General Mills cereals and Bounty paper towels. He created the Trix cereal rabbit and wrote ad copy including "Silly rabbit! Trix are for kids." As a founding member of Total TeleVision, he drew storyboards and designed characters including King Leonardo, Klondike Kat, Tennessee Tuxedo, and Underdog. The Underdog Show debuted in 1964 and Harris helped turn Underdog into a balloon for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1965. After Total TeleVision stopped making cartoons, he returned to advertising and later wrote and illustrated children's books including The Belly Book. He died on March 26, 2017 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Joe Harris
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Harris, Joseph Benjamin, III
- Birthdate
- 1928-01-05
- Date of death
- 2017-03-26
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Pratt Institute
- Occupations
- illustrator
artist - Organizations
- US Navy
US Marine Corps - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- Place of death
- Stamford, Connecticut, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
Members
Reviews
This is a great funny informational book about stomachs! It is a great way to show children that stomachs can be all different sizes. It also tells how to keep good care of your belly and what things are good and bad to put in it.
Summary: Everybody has a belly, each belly is different but it is important to fill every belly with healthy foods so that you can be strong and full of energy.
Genre: Poetry
This is book has many different elements of poetry within it. There are different types of rhymes used that can be introduced to students through fun and easy read.
figurative language: This story uses many elements of comparison by showing different kinds of bellies and how they are alike and different.
Media: water show more color, pen, show less
Genre: Poetry
This is book has many different elements of poetry within it. There are different types of rhymes used that can be introduced to students through fun and easy read.
figurative language: This story uses many elements of comparison by showing different kinds of bellies and how they are alike and different.
Media: water show more color, pen, show less
Statistics
- Works
- 1
- Members
- 175
- Popularity
- #122,546
- Rating
- 3.3
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 118
- Languages
- 1